“I can’t work it out precisely, but based on what I’ve seen so far, I think that it's going to be tricky until around about April,” SCEUK managing director Fergal Gara told MCV. “You might get a fortnight or a week here or there where it’s more available, but we should be back to free supply by about April. That’s our best guess. It might be a little earlier than that, or it might be a little later.”

Elsewhere in the interview, the always outspoken executive added that the manufacturer couldn’t believe the number of pre-orders that it received prior to the next-gen system’s release. “They were so big that we were pinching ourselves and wondering if people were pre-ordering in more than one place, and if some of these pre-orders were real,” he added. “We were getting numbers that we never imagined.”

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I just want the 'Sony PS4 Dual Shock Controller Charging Unit' but since Xmas it's never been in stock in the UK + I have never even seen a PS4 box in any of the UK Retail shops EVER yet(well the few i go to now & then)

Australia apparently has stock! Actual PS4s sitting on shelves. First time. It only took 3 months. Not sure how Sony managed to find stock during the Japan launch but hey. It will be interesting to see how long the stock lasts and if it sells out or not.